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Diopside from
Defiance Mine, Darwin Mine (Anaconda; Bernon Mine; Defiance Mine; Essex Mine; Independence Mine; Intermediate Mine; Rip Van Winkle Mine; Thompson Mine), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Defiance Mine, Darwin Mine (Anaconda; Bernon Mine; Defiance Mine; Essex Mine; Independence Mine; Intermediate Mine; Rip Van Winkle Mine; Thompson Mine), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:768759
Long-form Identifier:1:3:768759:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘThompson Mine, Darwin Mine (Anaconda; Bernon Mine; Defiance Mine; Essex Mine; Independence Mine; Intermediate Mine; Rip Van Winkle Mine; Thompson Mine), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘChristmas Gift Mine, Ophir Mountain, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘDarwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘSanta Rosa Mine (Lee-Santa Rosa Mine; Santa Rosa Mines), Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘCopper Queen-Lucky Boy Mine (Copper Queen Mine), Summit 2347 meters, Nelson Range, Lee Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Ti occurrence [1], Summit 2347 meters, Nelson Range, Lee Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘBallarat Saponite deposit, Ballarat, Panamint Mining District (Ballarat Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Vesuvianite occurrence [2], Slims Peak, South Park Mining District, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
65.4km (40.7 miles) ⓘReward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
86.3km (53.6 miles) ⓘCode Siding deposit (Wollastonite No. 1; Rademacher), Ridgecrest (Crumville), Rademacher Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
References
Knopf, Adolf (1914a), The Darwin silver-lead mining district, California: USGS Bulletin 580: 1-18.
 
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